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.\" Copyright (C) 2004-2009 by Daniel Stenberg
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.TH ARES_DUP 3 "26 May 2009"
.SH NAME
ares_dup \- Duplicate a resolver channel
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <ares.h>

int ares_dup(ares_channel_t **\fIdest\fP, const ares_channel_t *\fIsource\fP)
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \fBares_dup(3)\fP function duplicates an existing communications channel
for name service lookups.  If it returns successfully, \fBares_dup(3)\fP will
set the variable pointed to by \fIdest\fP to a handle used to identify the
name service channel.  The caller should invoke \fIares_destroy(3)\fP on the
handle when the channel is no longer needed.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR ares_destroy (3),
.BR ares_init (3),
.BR ares_library_init (3)
.SH AVAILABILITY
\fIares_dup(3)\fP was added in c-ares 1.6.0
